Have you ever been taught that being a faithful Bible reader means dividing the Old Testament from the New?
Second Timothy 2:15 gets quoted for that very purpose, Paul’s charge to Timothy to “rightly divide the word of truth.” Where did that reading actually come from, and is it really what Paul had in mind as Timothy faced false teachers unsettling the church in Ephesus? Wes and Marcus trace this phrase back further than most people expect, and ask whether a common, well-intentioned interpretation might be doing exactly what Paul warned against.
What does it really mean to “cut a straight path” with the word of truth? Is the Old Testament something Christians should set aside, or does it hold the story that makes the gospel make sense? And how does getting this right change the way we love people?
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